Best $5 Instant tickets in Illinois
All 13 active $5 instant tickets in Illinois, ranked by current return rate and remaining prize availability.
Illinois has 13 active $5 instant tickets right now, all in the steady middle of their print runs. More than half the top prizes are already reported claimed on 9 of the 13. EMERALD 7S now returns 75¢ on the dollar, up from 72¢ at launch. How we count prizes
Updated August 1, 2026
| # | Game | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | POWER UP! MULTIPLIER#7656 | #1 | |
| 2 | MONEY RUSH#7652 | #2 | |
| 3 | EMERALD 7S#7633 | #3 | |
| 4 | GALAXY BLAST#7669 | #3 | |
| 5 | $100,000 CROSSWORD#7663 | #4 | |
| 6 | MORE MONEY#7601 | #6 | |
| 7 | 9S IN A LINE#7618 | #7 | |
| 8 | IN THE MONEY#7598 | #8 | |
| 9 | ELECTRIC CA$H#7645 | #9 | |
| 10 | 25X XTRA#7636 | #10 | |
| 11 | ONYX#7649 | #11 | |
| 12 | $100,000 CROSSWORD#7641 | #12 | |
| 13 | SUPER CASH BLOWOUT#7612 | #13 |
How We Rank These Games
Every game is scored using our Serious Score algorithm, which factors in current return rate, remaining prize availability, prize pool health, and ticket velocity. Games with more unclaimed top prizes and better return rates rank higher. Scores update daily as lotteries publish new prize data.
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